2015 CBU Caribbean Broadcasting Awards

The President of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Mrs. Shida Bolai today congratulated the winners of the 2015 Caribbean Broadcasting Awards.

The Awards were presented during a live television event at the Teatro Lazaro Pena in Havana, Cuba during the 47th Annual General Assembly.

Three (3) new sponsored categories were included in the 2015 Broadcasting Awards. Long-time partners, UNESCO Caribbean and UNICEF Eastern Caribbean inaugurated prizes for television and radio entries in Coverage of Climate Change and Responsible Coverage of Children’s Issues respectively. In addition, the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) supported a new award in coverage of Disaster Risk. For the first time the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) came on board to sponsor the award for Best News Item – Television. Returning sponsors for the 2015 Awards were the PAHO Eastern Caribbean Office, FAO, and UNDP Suriname.

A total of one hundred and forty four (144) entries were submitted across twenty (20) categories. The submissions were generated by eleven (11) members from nine (9) countries: the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

This year’s entries were assessed by a three-person judging panel drawn from Barbados and Grenada.

AWARD WINNERS

1. People’s Choice Award

Award Winner: The Rise of Buddy Hield – Broadcasting Corporation
of the Bahamas – The Bahamas
Producer: Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas

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2. Best Documentary Programme

Award Winner: The West Indies at War (Part I): Emperors, Kings and Power –
Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago – Trinidad and Tobago
Production Team: Mariel Brown, Colleen Holder & Candice Dubarry

Responsible Coverage of Children’s Issues – Sponsored by UNICEF
17. Special Mention: Face to Face: Children Learning Through Play
National Broadcasting Corporation – St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Producer: Desmond Arrindell